Category: The skinny
Wolfpack well aware of long ACC title drought
Tom O’Brien knows all about the fact that N.C. State hasn’t won the ACC football championship since 1979, the longest streak without a share of…
Long punt return earns State’s Graham ACC Specialist of the Week award
T.J. Graham, the junior N.C. State wide receiver, has been honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Specialist of the week. Graham had a milestone…
Hoyas’ loss doesn’t diminish positives for N.C. State
The only negative from N.C. State’s run in Charleston was the injury to Tracy Smith, which could sideline the Wolfpack star for several weeks. Other…
Shockingly, UNC women’s soccer loses in NCAAs while men win
Most experts and casual observers would expect the UNC women’s team to have a better chance in the NCAA tournament than the men’s team. But…
Maybe Tar Heel hoopsters just aren’t that good
After losing to Minnesota in the Puerto Rico Tipoff tournament, North Carolina perhaps could point to a flukish poor shooting night but what’s the excuse…
Two overlooked plays by Wilson were why N.C. State deserved to win
N.C. State deserved to win Saturday at North Carolina, and the reason was it made two critical plays that went largely overlooked in a game…
Bitter pill for Carolina as wild turn of events ends with Pack victory
North Carolina outplayed N.C. State for all but about 20 seconds during which the Wolfpack scored on, of all things, a two-yard tipped Hail Mary…
Neither Barnes nor most Heels can buy a basket in loss to Gophers
North Carolina’s freshman sensation Harrison Barnes hasn’t been very sensational lately as he hasn’t scored a field goal in three halves, including an 0 for…
Handful of Triangle teams still in the football playoff hunt
The playoffs for high school football started last week and my prediction record was 12-1 for Triangle-area teams. Games tonight are at 7:30 p.m. In…
Lots of players contribute for Carolina in a rout of Hofstra
North Carolina had 10 players who played 13 minutes or more in the game against Hofstra in Puerto Rico during the Tar Heels’ 107-63 victory….
